10 Sept., 1917.] Another Good Diury Farm. 569 



market to obtain his store or young pigs. Consequently, when there is 

 a flush of milk in the spring, there are more buyers than sellers, and the 

 profit a farmer can obtain from pigs when he has to purchase under 

 these conditions is usually very small. It is system that makes success 

 in dairy farming, and for a farmer to take a sporting chance in 

 purchasing pigs in the open market, when many other dairymen arc 

 endeavouring to do likewise, is not good business. 



The following are the returns obtained by Mr. Warren for sale of 

 cream to the Stony Creek Butter Factory, as sho\vn by his fortnightly 

 cheques, and it will be noted that the total of £1,080 fis. 2d. for cream 

 represents a yearly return of £14 8s. per cow for the whole herd of 

 75 cows, not taking into consideration the return from his pigs, which, 

 in terms per cow, represents an increase of a further £3 per cow, demon- 

 strating that there is something to be gained by following out a good 

 system in dairy farm practice : — 



July, 1915, to JunB, 1916. 



191.5. 1910. 



SPACE SAVING. 



METHODS ADOPTED IN CUTTING AND PACKING MUTTON, 

 TEG, AND LAMB. 



In order to consider the question of the saving of refrigerating space 

 on ste.amei-s, &c., an Inter-State Conference of Meat Exporters was held 

 at Sydney recently, when the following methods of cutting and packing 

 mutton, &c., were agreed upon; — 



1. The earca.ss to be dressed, trimmed, &c., in accordance with the 

 usual methods observed in the preparation of mutton, teg and lamb 

 for export. 



2. The kidney fat to be removed from all mutton and teg. In regard 

 to lamb, the kidney fats, and necessarily the kidneys, are to be removed 



